New Zealand Legislation: Acts
Acts are laws made by Parliament
Reprint as at 1 October 2008
| Public Act | 1994 No 119 |
| Date of assent | 6 December 1994 |
| Commencement | see section 1 |
Changes authorised by section 17C of the Acts and Regulations Publication Act 1989 have been made in this reprint.
A general outline of these changes is set out in the notes at the end of this reprint, together with other explanatory material about this reprint.
This Act is administered by the Ministry of Foreign Affairs and Trade.
1 Short Title and commencement
3 Exception in respect of members of official expeditions of other Contracting Parties
4 Exception in respect of ships or aircraft supporting official expeditions of other Contracting Parties
5 Exception in respect of observers and exchanged scientists of other Contracting Parties
6 Consent of Attorney-General required for certain proceedings
Part 2
Prohibition of mineral resource activities
11 Prohibition of mineral resource activities
12 Additional prohibition of mineral resource activities by New Zealanders
13 Additional prohibition of mineral resource activities in Ross Dependency
14 Meaning of mineral resource activities
Part 3
Environmental impact assessment
17 Preliminary environmental evaluation
18 Initial environmental evaluation
19 Draft comprehensive environmental evaluation
20 Final comprehensive environmental evaluation
21 Joint environmental evaluation
22 Supply of further information
Part 4
Measures for conservation of Antarctic fauna and flora and protected areas
27 Respect for protected areas
28 Acts prohibited except in accordance with permit
30 Restrictions on permits in respect of Antarctic Specially Protected Areas
31 Restrictions on permits to take native fauna and flora
32 Restrictions on permits to introduce non-indigenous animals, plants, or micro-organisms into Antarctica
34 General principles of waste disposal and waste management
36 Disposal of waste, etc, unlawful
Part 6
Miscellaneous provisions
40 Provisions relating to appointment
41 Inspectors' general power of entry and inspection
42 Search and seizure by special inspectors with warrant
43 Search and seizure by special inspectors without warrant
45 Arrest by special inspectors without warrant
47 Offence to obstruct inspectors
49 Inspectors, etc, protected from proceedings
50 Liability for causing inspector to incur expense
53 No derogation from certain enactments
54 Application of Maritime Transport Act 1994
Schedule 2
Protocol on Environmental Protection to the Antarctic Treaty
An Act to provide for the comprehensive protection of the Antarctic environment and to recognise Antarctica as a natural reserve devoted to peace and science and to implement the Protocol on Environmental Protection to the Antarctic Treaty
